Jack D. Fischer

Jack D. Fischer
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Active
Born (1974-01-23) January 23, 1974
Louisville, Colorado
Other occupation
 Test pilot
Rank Colonel, USAF
Selection 2009 NASA Group

Jack David "2fish" Fischer (born January 23, 1974) is an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut.[1] Fischer was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20 and qualified as an astronaut in 2011.

Biography

Fischer is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He considers Louisville, Colorado to be his hometown. Fischer is a 1992 graduate of Centaurus High School, a 1996 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, 1998 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a 2004 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California.[2] His call sign as a pilot is 2fish.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ↑ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  2. ↑ NASA (August 2009). "Bio: Jack D. Fischer". NASA. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

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